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  • Bryan Chapell Tells This Story That Happened In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dana Chau on Sep 2, 2001
    based on 102 ratings
     | 8,478 views

    Bryan Chapell tells this story that happened in his hometown: Two brothers were playing on the sandbanks by the river. One ran after another up a large mound of sand. Unfortunately, the mound was not solid, and their weight caused them to sink in quickly. When the boys did not return home ...read more

  • Here Are The Percentages Of Resolutions That ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,790 views

    Here are the percentages of resolutions that people have promised to make for 2007: Now if you are into making goals and wanting to set them there is a website just for you. It’s called mygoals.com and it helps you stay on track, but it also has trends for what people are going to make as goals ...read more

  • The Stewardship Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,941 views

    THE STEWARDSHIP OF TIME John Taylor recently invented a clock called the chronophage. Literally it means "time eater." It was donated to Corpus Christi College at Cambridge. It combines the Greek word for time, "chronos," and the word "phageo," meaning "to eat". A monster-looking grasshopper with ...read more

  • It's Ok To Clap

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 17, 2011
     | 1,393 views

    IT'S OK TO CLAP In 1989, I was an intern pastor at Boston Avenue UMC, a 8,300 member church in downtown Tulsa, OK. Let me give you an image of our worship service. We wore full robes and vestments, we processed with a choir of more than 60 people with the the cross leading the way. We sang hymns ...read more

  • The Lottery  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 20, 2011
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,748 views

    THE LOTTERY Did you know that the first modern-day lottery was started in 1963 in the state of New Hampshire? Did you know that the state of Massachusetts, started their lottery in 1972 with 50 cent tickets and a drawing once a week. It now has 33 different games to choose from their sales have ...read more

  • The Immortal Chaplains

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Mar 16, 2013
     | 2,142 views

    The Immortal Chaplains The USAT Dorchester was a troop transport ship used during WWII. It left New York on January 23, 1943 with approximately 900 soldiers and four army chaplains; George Fox, Alexander Goode, Clark Poling, and John Washington. During the early morning hours of February 3, 1943, ...read more

  • The First

    Contributed by Robert Kelley on May 16, 2008
     | 3,034 views

    The first "customer" of the day came into heaven’s gates & St.Peter met him. "Where’s Jesus" I just want to praise Jesus!" Peter greeted him, " That’s great but first you must take a test." The newby proclaimed, "Anything, just to see Jesus." "Ok, said Pete, " Spell God". " g - o- d, no Capital G ...read more

  • Good To Great: The Level 5 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009
     | 1,685 views

    GOOD TO GREAT: THE LEVEL 5 LEADER One of the books I read recently was Jim Collins’ bestselling management book, "Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap, and Others Don’t." The phenomenal bestseller came out seven years ago, and yet it still sells over 300,000 copies a year. It showcased ...read more

  • In His Brilliant New Book, Catching The Light, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,653 views

    In his brilliant new book, Catching the Light, quantum physicist Arthur Zojanc writes of what he describes as the "entwined history of light and mind" (correctly described by one admirer as the "two ultimate metaphors of the human spirit"). For our purposes, his initial chapter is most helpful. ...read more

  • Mavis Jackson Lived In Anaheim California And She ...  PRO

    Contributed by Don Berry-Graham on Jan 2, 2007
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     | 3,610 views

    Mavis Jackson lived in Anaheim California and she often walked past the Crystals Cathedral. She keep saying to herself that someday she was going to go to that church. Then one Sunday she decided that today was the day. She got all dressed up in her best clothes as her Midwestern upbringing ...read more

  • In Football They Have A Huddle, The Goal ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Hamby on Dec 11, 2000
    based on 141 ratings
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    “In football they have a huddle, the goal of the huddle is to give you thirty seconds to call the play, that is why they give you a huddle.(At a professional football game there may be ) Sixty thousand people watching you huddle, they don’t mind you taking thirty seconds to call the play. They ...read more

  • D. On March 13, 1998 From Associated Press- ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 3, 2001
    based on 78 ratings
     | 2,677 views

    D. On March 13, 1998 from Associated Press- Milton Garland is 102 years old. He is America’s oldest known worker. He’s worked for the same Pennsylvania engineering firm since 1920. He thinks life and work are just about the same thing. "I don’t think age has anything to do with your desire to ...read more

  • World's Biggest Liar Contest  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 14, 2002
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,425 views

    World’s Biggest Liar Contest LONDON (Nov. 14) - The World’s Biggest Liar will defend his title against a small but devious group of challengers in a pub in northern England Thursday. George Kemp beat five-time winner John Graham last year with a string of tall tales including one about his ...read more

  • Some Atheists Enjoy Christmas  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 10, 2002
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,060 views

    SOME ATHEIST ENJOY CHRISTMAS, Christmas isn’t just for Christians anymore. Nearly half of adult Americans report they personally know someone who doesn’t believe in God but still will celebrate the yuletide this year, according to a survey of 1,001 people conducted by Scripps Howard News ...read more

  • Three Pastors From Different Congregations Were ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mitch Chapman on Jan 4, 2003
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,317 views

    Three pastors from different congregations were having lunch and sharing experiences and ideas to help each other out with their different fellowships. After several minutes of animated conversation, the first one remarks, "Hey, you know, we’ve got a serious problem at our church that I want to ...read more

  • A Long Time Friend And Associate Of Billy Graham ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Sep 10, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,538 views

    A long time friend and associate of Billy Graham was Chuck Templeton. He worked with Billy Graham in Youth for Christ in their early days of ministry. Chuck Templeton helped organize Youth for Christ in Canada. But over time Chuck Templeton became an Agnostic and renounced his faith in Christ. ...read more

  • The Value Of Life In The Womb

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 26, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,764 views

    The Value Of Life In The Womb Susan Shelley writes in Marriage Partnership, “I was thrilled when the doctor told me our baby-to-be was a boy. I decided to keep the news a secret because I wanted to see Marshall’s face when our son was delivered. “In the fifth month, our doctor recommended a Level ...read more

  • Money ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 6, 2010
     | 4,367 views

    Money Talks -Most of us have probably heard the saying, “Money talks.” Words are one thing, but when someone slaps down their money or writes the check, their words take on new meaning. Sometimes money produces results that seemed slow in coming with any other approach. This might be due to greed, ...read more

  • Billy Graham's Arena Dreams

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Feb 7, 2012
     | 3,658 views

    BILLY GRAHAM'S ARENA DREAMS Billy Graham, in his book "Nearing Home: Life, Faith, and Finishing Well" (pp. 2-3, Thomas Nelson) writes: I have remained a baseball fan, not necessarily of one team over another but of the game itself--the teamwork, the strategy, and the challenge of defeating the ...read more

  • Prayer And Cadwalader

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Mar 8, 2012
     | 1,992 views

    PRAYER AND CADWALADER In 1747, Benjamin Franklin organized the "Philadelphia Associators." This was a volunteer militia for the protection of the city. Colonel John Cadwalader was elected its senior officer in 1776. In December of 1776, Cadwalader and his volunteer militia were stationed 10 miles ...read more

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